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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Congratulations!! and special thanks to the great team that made it possible. It is an opening, all the hardwork ahead, but also all the illusion and potential. A long road to go together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Pedro M.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b>De:</b> IYRPGeneralList <iyrpgenerallist-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu> <b>En nombre de </b>zhangyj@cau.edu.cn<br><b>Enviado el:</b> miércoles, 16 de marzo de 2022 2:00<br><b>Para:</b> Maryam Niamir-Fuller <mniafull2@gmail.com>; iyrpgenerallist <iyrpgenerallist@list.cals.arizona.edu><br><b>Asunto:</b> Re: [IYRP General List] IYRP 2026 approved<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Congratulations！ It is great news for the rangeland's people and persons working for it. All the best! Yingjun ZHANG <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><hr size=1 width=210 style='width:157.5pt' noshade style='color:#B5C4DF' align=left></span></div><div><div style='margin-left:7.5pt;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:zhangyj@cau.edu.cn">zhangyj@cau.edu.cn</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-left:6.0pt;margin-right:inherit'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EFEFEF'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="mailto:mniafull2@gmail.com">Maryam Niamir-Fuller</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EFEFEF'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Date:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> 2022-03-15 23:39<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EFEFEF'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> <a href="mailto:iyrpgenerallist@list.cals.arizona.edu">iyrpgenerallist</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#EFEFEF'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> [IYRP General List] IYRP 2026 approved<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Friends and Supporters of IYRP<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>It is with a distinct pleasure that I can inform you that today, the UN General Assembly formally designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Our sincere thanks to the Government of Mongolia for leading the way, to FAO for their steadfast support, and to all of you who have supported this process through the long journey. In the end 67 other governments formally joined with Mongolia to co-sponsor this resolution. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Now the hard work really begins: We have 4 years to design, prepare and implement a spectacular and impactful IYRP 2026!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Attached is the ISG Press Release and we encourage you to please share this widely, and also go to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to spread the news, using @iyrp2026 . <br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Vice Chair of International Support Group for the IYRP<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://iyrp.info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'>Support the call for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists! <a href="https://www.iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://www.iyrp.info</a></span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><img border=0 width=277 height=81 style='width:2.8854in;height:.8437in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D75535.1B3477D0" alt="signature_625749796"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei UI",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>